How to turn an old Book into Notebook or Journal - Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
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I have made over 12 of these books for Christmas gift so I really appreciate you sharing you always fabulous idea!!! Music and all!!
I’m watching this again to get inspiration for a project and wanted to mention that the Readers Digest books are great for this type of project. The size, the covers and the end papers are pretty. And they are cheap! 👍🏻
Hunkering down in Florida, Nik! I am declaring the next few days a Nik the Booksmith Marathon! Please keep the people here in the Sunshine State in you thoughts and prayers....
I have family in Jxsonville FL so prayers already heading your way!!!!
ImpalaMama My daughter, son-in-law and one year old live there, too. Many prayers from here!
I have just started to dabble in the journey of junk journals. I quite enjoy your videos. I’m late to the party so I’m doin’ a little binge watching! I’ve already gutted some old books from the thrift store & ready to rebind them.
So glad to see how you store stuff to add to your creations!
I might be alone in this, but I LOVE the funky music! And now I know what to do with some of my extra Reader's Digest books. Thanks!
Your name is very apt. Watching your videos is a joy ❤❤
Looooove that green book cover for some reason. What a handy notebook. Thanks for sharing!
Exactly what i was thinking! What a beautiful shade of green, and lovely that it's not scuffed anywhere! It's gorgeous! Inside and out! 😁
Love the music Nik. And the book idea.
I USUALLY DON'T, BUT I LISTENED TO YOUR TECHNO JAZZ FROM START TO FINISH. SO WEIRD THAT'S WHY I LOVED IT.
Praying for those in Florida. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. This is the second time in a row that I’ve seen someone age metal with alcohol ink. I think that’s so cool.
Thank you, Donna, for the prayers. Have some paper play planned as wait for power to be restored!
Just starting my notebook making journey. This is great - beautiful and useful. Love it - thanks for the inspiration and idea 😊
Another really fun project. Thank you for your kind words to us all, Nik.
I really enjoyed this thank you so much from South Africa 👍🇿🇦
Thanks Nik for your well-wishes to us Floridians. It’s still a few days away for my area, so it was such a pleasure to sit and watch your video today and take my mind off the stress for a while. Lovely project, as always. Thank you!
I've never wanted to make a journal cover from a old book before, but I'm inspired to after this video. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your folder organizer, I've been fluffing around with a similar idea for all my paper shhhhhhh...tuff and yr folder is the perfect set up. Great idea for putting your bits in a baggie and then putting inside the pocket, 10 points for Gryffindor, as I have sausage fingers that struggle getting stuff out tight pockets. But what I'm really excited about is that I will finally be able to use up the plastic packaging I've been saving to use for my crafting/penpaling, so I'm glad I haven't given in and thrown them in the rubbish. Thank you again Nik, fan from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Nice work. I live in my RV and finding ways to organize my paper crafts is overwhelming. Your binder idea might be perfect.
Just went and purchased a few things from your shop to make this wonderful creation from your amazing head! You always just come up with such fun and beautiful journals etc...to share with the rest of us!
M’kay. I have ordered A4 clear parcel labels. I also went for some white ones while I was on Amazon, for printing your Randoms kit 🤭You are definitely what my mum would have called a ‘bad influence’ - I can just hear her saying “don’t play with Nik, she gives you too many IDEAS”😏
Thank you 💓💓💓! Now I got my idea to make a journal. Up to now I saw lots of books with binding rings which I don’t like .
What a great idea! Would make a perfect gift! Love it 🥰
I was just to a barn sale today and picked up some great super old books, I needed some ideas, I can always count on you!! Thanks ever so much!! Much love!!
So... you we’re all up in my head😂 I was trying to figure out how to make something like this and Walla🤗 you did all the heavy lifting for me🥰 I so enjoy your videos you are so funny and I don’t even think you realize it😂 Thanks for another great tutorial🤗💕
I love this and I made one. So much fun creating and pretty darn easy to make. Thanks Nik the very creativeBooksmith!
I love your videos, quirky personality (which is very much like mine), and your creativity. Your videos have opened up a whole new world for me. I am a journaler but now I’m going to try junk journaling. I am very excited & inspired!
Love you too, love spending time with you. This is very fun and looks doable for those of us who are new to making books and journals.
Hi Nik... Great idea for a gift or for oneself.I 've already made an ephemera folio in a book cover... Now it is another way to use these many old books I store in my garage👍😀. I thought you would have sewn the fabric pocket on your covered cardstock,to hold "sturdily" the pens... Love the little bags in your stickers binder . Genious ! TFS your talented creativity,
Take care of you. 😘
I was trying to figure out how to put the spine in so it looks decent. And there you were , showing how it's done. Thank you so much. And now I'm off to make one of these journals. Love it.
I really like the way you take any project and you make it sound so easy and your voice is so reassuring. Like you say "no worries, you are all over this". I totally love that. And I love the pocket it is so cute! I was half hoping you would stress it but its natural colour is very nice as well. I adore your stickers galore, so very well organised as well. Those clear pockets with the zips are real lifesavers in deed! I love your artworks, have a very nice and creative autumn with no hurricanes hopefully!💗😃👍🏻📎🏷🗂📏
Thanks Nik, this was just what I needed. I'm going to put an assembly line up and make one for each family member.
Love the fast forward...you chose a great speed for moving through the process..thank you!
What a great idea! You continue to inspire me! Thanks, Nik!
Thank you so much for your beautiful Videos. Very inspiring. I will try to make something similar as well as a mix of this and your amazing Lapbook idea so I can journal on the go while on Vacation 💐
You know what..? you have just the greatest ideas. 😊 Right size for a notebook, and the washi tape is a nice touch.
Love it Nik. So many possibilities.
That's a cool little book! Thanks! And thanks for the well wishes of those of us on the East Coast! We're praying the hurricane goes back out to sea!!
Great great ...I was looking for a idea to make a little notebook for my daughter. I have made a BIG one she can use the year she is away on a special kind of boarding school we have here but she is going on 2 small trip, skiing trip and a surveyor trip. And this one will be perfect 👌. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I live on the other side of the world and we are holding a close look on the hurricane. I hope the best for all and sending all my love and my prayers 🙏❤️
Aww nik this is fab. I make a lot of journals and this is a one I could make with the kids. We have a local second hand shop that sells books for 10p here in uk
Am absolutely gutted I can’t make it to Scotland next year to see you. My anxiety can’t take the traveling up in train on my own. Hope your not effected by the storms where you are best wishes x
Thanks for the well wishes. I'm near the coast, and we are praying this sucker swings back out to sea. We still have places recovering from Flourance and I know the rest of the southern eastern seaboard feels the same.
Great project.
I am in central Florida. Thanks for the love. We are preparing our house now for hurricane. Slowly cuz it’s hot
Karla
Crafty hands designs Yep, me too. All prepped and ready for anything. Being soothed by watching Nik do her thing. Stay safe, fellow Floridian!
O.M.G. 👏👏👏 A baggie inside a baggie! Absolutely brilliant, Nik! 💥💥💥
Dear Nik, NOT DOING WELL...I have acute bronchitis (from the grandkids)! This is week 4 of it. Ugh. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE notebooks with a place for writing instruments! I'm going to try this when my energy comes back!
Great idea! Making me think of adjustments to use with my soft cover bullet journal. 😊
Omg the music is great! And the tuturial 🎉
I love your funky music!!!!!
Nik you're simply the best absolutely addicted to your videos....hugs from Canada
Loving that fabric lining, Nik. Smiles, Carol
Thanks. Great gift idea!
Thanks Nik, love your ideas & stay safe all especially those affected by Dorian.
Gotta make some sketchbooks now. But first... thrift stores here I cooooooome! BTW a thicker spine cover could hold a fun little box of crayons glued to the inside cover.
Love all your projects Nik! :)
Love your book. Great idea.
What an uber slick smart idea printing on clear sticky paper....that is why I love washi stickers cuz transparent edges.. .
Btw I like the music myself😎
PS I would love love to get my hands on some old Westlaw "Reporters" AKA law code books!! Had to use them in my Legal Research and Writing BEFORE we were allowed to do online Westlaw....even though it had been around a DECADE lol. Ok yeah I am total book nerd...but I imagine there are a lot out there to be had.
Lovely project Nik. Saving so many mass produced books from landfill too!😉
So cute! Thanks Nik! 😁💜👍🏻
Nik, I really really LOVE 💖 this, it’s so brilliantly presented and fantastically shown. Thank you so much for your expertise and your keeping us all amused too. xxx Mags
I muted the music and watched. Cute journal! Would make great gifts!
I had to mute it too. I think Nik has different musical tastes than some of us....but the project was great!
The repetitive sound was just hard for me to listen to, but I liked the project idea. No offense to anyone.
@@TwistedArtdesigns Same here! It was the repetition that didn't sit well on my ears.
I’m weird but I liked the funky crazy music.
Oh that’s funny, I just checked the description to see if she credited it because I liked it. It’s nice she wasn’t talking so the mute button could be used!
TFS. Love the book and all the goodness inside. 😀
I'm fan of ur bujo!!!
Great project! Missed hearing you chatting away though! Your chitter chatter is half the appeal of your videos for me! 💕
I love your videos. You are so funny. I also like your style--straightforward and nice and neat. I have an old book of cat tales whick I am inspired to work on! It will be a cat journal. Thanks very much!
Nik what a masterpiece. I will try one, can’t say it will be a masterpiece but I will try it. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Your stickers look like the ones you can purchase at AliExpress. Love your clip art. So clever Nik the Cleversmith!
I really love your work.
Nik..you are so fun. And i love everything you make.
Love it!! Love when you talk us through.. prefer... I still loved this creation and video but.. I had no bbq to do ... 👌🏻❤️🤔🤓🧐
Thank you Nik, I adore this and again I'm a inspired. Now let's just hope that the storm does fizzle out. I'm a little obsessed with the two since I'm right across the bay from Tampa. I wished it wouldn't come in that was great but now it looks like it's heading to Georgia or the Carolinas and that wasn't what I wanted. Careful what you wish for. Wuv you too Nik ❣️💚 💜🍂🍁 🍂
Great project! Thanks for sharing!
Loved this video! A great project and I liked that you fast-forwarded it but still managed to make sure all the steps were very clear. I have a ton of old books that are definitely going to be transformed! Thank you!
What great idea Nik! thanks so much for sharing. luv the music. hoping for the best along with you for anyone in the path of this hurricane.
Very cute and easy peasy! TFS the inspiration, Nik!
YOU ARE A TALENTED PERSON, AND I REALLY ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
I think that this is something I could even do!Awesome thanks Nik👊🏼🇨🇦💛 yes be safe everyone and leave if you have to!! 💛💛
I’ve been loving all your tutorials but I’ve been missing the junk journal with me... hopefully I get my wish 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💕💕❤️❤️
As per usual. Totally Fab! I call them Junk books there are plenty at Salvation Army or S.Vinnie's. And such.
Absolutely love this!!!
What a great idea!
oh my! timing is everything. 2 days ago i gutted a couple of books and separated the covers from the spines to use as book boards. So i will just have to wait until i locate another suitable book for this project.
Love the notebook
Yes, Nik ... you did it again !! Just love this little notebook book ❤️. Great UA-cam as always by you .. so much good info and lots & lots of laughs ❤️❤️❤️. Thanks again Nik 😘
Great idea with the baggies. Love the note book.
Thank you! Another cool project! :)
Hi, that pen pouch is fab
Totally love this! Thinking of modifying this for a stationary holder, as a special gift. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us! Off to find a book cover.
Terrific!!! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Nik! I really enjoyed this project. The music is unusual, but was perfect for the mood of the video. Well chosen. Beautiful project!
Thanks for the tutorial Nick. I'm in the Myrtle Beach SC area just sitting here waiting on Dorian! Thank you for the well-wishes.
Thanks for this one your right I was thinking the same thing they would sure make great gifts. Love it
Hugs and Smiles
Love this idea!
Really clever. Thankyou.
Thank you loved this idea
I really like the journal, I need to try it myself. Thanks Nik
Super project! I especially love the stickers! I really need to upgrade my printer to take advantage of all the great digits!
Love this tutorial! Thanks for sharing. Great techno music choice!!!
That was wonderful!!
Fantastic and you are fab!❤
Very creative and pretty book. Thank you for sharing with us Nik :)
Great idea. I have an old set of encyclopedias, guess I know what to do with them.
Thank you Nik for another great tutorial 😊 You´re so good at what you do! Hugs from Helen in Norway 😊
Love the project and your "huge mess." My clean desk never looks that good!